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Turf Moor hosted its first floodlit football match in March of the same year, between Burnley and Nelson; 16 creosote-fuelled lamps were placed on poles at intervals along the sides of the pitch. Spectators reported that while the edges of the field were sufficiently lit, there was a dark area in the centre.
Turf Moor has a capacity of 21,944 and consists of four stands: the North Stand (formerly the Longside), the Jimmy McIlroy Stand (formerly the Bee Hole End), the Bob Lord Stand, and the Cricket Field Stand for home and away fans. [84] [91] [92] Turf Moor's field had a slope until 1974, when the pitch was raised to minimise it. [84]
Burnley Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League based at Turf Moor in Burnley, Lancashire.. The club was a founder member of the Lancashire League in 1892 and has won the League Championship 19 times, the Worsley Cup 10 times and the 20/20 Cup 3 times.
Turf Moor: Championship: 1st (promoted) FA Cup: Quarter-finals: EFL Cup: Fourth round: Top goalscorer: League: Nathan Tella (17) All: Nathan Tella (19) Highest home attendance: 21,747 (v Blackburn Rovers, Championship, 13 November 2022) Lowest home attendance: 6,329 (v Crawley Town, EFL Cup, 8 November 2022) Average home league attendance ...
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Turf Moor – home of Burnley since 1883. Ewood Park – home of Blackburn Rovers since 1890.. The East Lancashire derby, also known as the Cotton Mills derby is an association football rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. [1]
Burnley; 2020–21 season; Chairman: Mike Garlick (until December 2020) Alan Pace (from December 2020) Head coach: Sean Dyche: Stadium: Turf Moor: Premier League: 17th
In 2006, Turf Moor and Gawthorpe were sold to Longside Properties for £3 million (equivalent to £5,480,000 in 2025 [c]) to resolve the club's financial problems; chairman Barry Kilby owned 51 per cent of the company's shares, while Burnley director John Sullivan held the remaining 49 per cent.